Ferris wheel fire started by 'material' under ride — police

At least 23 injured after two Ferris wheel gondolas catch fire at Leipzig music festival

A police spokesperson said an investigation into the cause of the fires is ongoing and that criminal investigators are on the scene.

Far-right protest stopped by German police before it could even begin at Leipzig Pride

Hundreds of far-right demonstrators arrived in Leipzig to disrupt Pride, but were stopped by German police before the protest even officially began.

Germany’s Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant demolished after short delay

Construction of the Grafenrheinfeld NPP in the southern state of Bavaria began in 1975 with the plant beginning commercial operations in 1982. It was Germany's oldest nuclear power plant but was closed in 2015 as part of the government's policy to transition away from nuclear power.

Germans fight climate change on their balconies in solar panel boom

The price of electricity in Germany has shot up since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, leaving residents to source cheaper alternatives.